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Today's Brew

Post by Jim » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:45 am

Pale (marris otter) 3.9kg
Crystal 250g
Wheat malt 60g

Mash 90mins @ 67C

Challenger 25g (15 IBU) 10 mins after start of boil

East Kent Goldings 15g (8 IBU) 30 mins from end of boil

EK Goldings 5g 15 mins from end of boil

Whitelabs English Ale yeast.

Currently mashing, 30 mins to go. 8)
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Post by Bigster » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:48 am

Let the flavour flood out :D

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Post by bitter_dave » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:50 am

That's an early start Jim :wink:

Interesting use of Wheat malt there 8) What's the target OG?

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Post by Vossy1 » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:09 am

Hope all goes well, enjoy 8)

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Post by Jim » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:33 am

bitter_dave wrote:That's an early start Jim :wink:

Interesting use of Wheat malt there 8) What's the target OG?
It'll be about 45. Actually I haven't bothered to work it out, but I usually get about 43 with 3.75kg of pale and no wheat malt. I've used wheat malt a lot in the past - it helps head retention and gives the beer a slighlty different nuance of flavour (don't ask me to describe it, though! :lol: ).
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Post by Jim » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:34 pm

All done. 8)

OG turned out at 45. Now for a rest!
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Post by Andy » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:40 pm

Getting an entire brew completed in a morning - good work Jim! 8)
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Post by bitter_dave » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:44 pm

Andy wrote:Getting an entire brew completed in a morning - good work Jim! 8)
... you've got time to do another one now.. :lol:

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Post by Jim » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:46 pm

Andy wrote:Getting an entire brew completed in a morning - good work Jim! 8)
Well, I did start at 6.30 (and the boiler had been on since 6am, thanks to my timer). :wink:
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Post by Jim » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:47 pm

bitter_dave wrote:
Andy wrote:Getting an entire brew completed in a morning - good work Jim! 8)
... you've got time to do another one now.. :lol:
Of course I'd love to, but I'd need the fermenter that's in use as a hot liquor tun. :P
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Post by PieOPah » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:06 pm

Jim wrote: Well, I did start at 6.30 (and the boiler had been on since 6am, thanks to my timer). :wink:
I really should make use of my timer. I thikn that swmbo would kill me if I unplugged it from the christmas lights though - it took her ages to work out all the timings and if I was to change that................

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Post by bitter_dave » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:17 pm

PoP, buy another one :wink: I got my timer for about £3 from a budget shop - which hardly broke even my bank - and it has made my brew day so much shorter - I can start mashing as soon as I get up.

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Post by PieOPah » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:25 pm

heh, I'll probably wait until after christmas when the timer won't be in use. It is unlikely I will get to brew before I go away anyway....

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Post by DRB » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:28 pm

[quote] I've used wheat malt a lot in the past - it helps head retention and gives the beer a slighlty different nuance of flavour (don't ask me to describe it, though! ).
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Jim can you describe the nuance of flavour that wheat malt imparts on the brew :)

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Post by Road Runner » Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:23 pm

#-o

There's always one!

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